wrongly

wrong

 (rông, rŏng)

adj.

1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous: a wrong answer.

2.

a. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law: Stealing is wrong.

b. Unfair; unjust: The kids felt it was wrong when some got to go on the field trip but not others.

3. Not required, intended, or wanted: took a wrong turn.

4. Not fitting or suitable; inappropriate or improper: said the wrong thing.

5. Not in accord with established usage, method, or procedure: the wrong way to shuck clams.

6. Not functioning properly; amiss: What is wrong with the TV?

7. Designating the side, as of a garment, that is less finished and not intended to show: socks worn wrong side out.

adv.

1. In a wrong manner; mistakenly or erroneously: answered wrong.

2. In a wrong course or direction: turned wrong at the crossroads.

3. Immorally or unjustly: She acted wrong in lying.

n.

1.

a. An unjust, injurious, or immoral act: felt that he had been done a wrong.

b. That which is unjust, immoral, or improper: doesn't seem to know right from wrong.

c. The condition of being in error or at fault: I hate being in the wrong.

2.

a. An invasion or a violation of another's legal rights.

b. Law A tort.

tr.v. wronged, wrong·ing, wrongs

1. To treat (someone) unjustly or injuriously.

2. To discredit unjustly; malign: "those whom he had wronged with his bitter pen" (Evan I. Schwartz).

Idioms:

do (someone) wrong Informal

To be unfaithful or disloyal.

go wrong

1. To go amiss; turn out badly: What went wrong with their business?

2. To make a mistake or mistakes: parents wondering where they went wrong raising their child.

3. To behave immorally after a period of innocence or moral behavior: a young man who went wrong.

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[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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wrong′er n.

wrong′ly adv.

wrong′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	wrongly - without justice or fairness; "wouldst not play false and yet would wrongly win"- Shakespeare
	2.	wrongly - in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong" wrong, incorrectly aright, correctly, right - in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"

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wrongly

adverb incorrectly, falsely, mistakenly, by mistake, erroneously, in error, inaccurately, fallaciously He was wrongly diagnosed as having a bone tumour.

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Translations

بصورَةٍ خاطِئَهبصورَةٍ غَيْر عادِلَه

forkert

falschungerecht

incorrectamenteinjustamente

injustement

óréttlátlegaranglega

erroneamentemale

превратно

nesprávne

napačnopo krivici

adaletsizcehaksız olarakyanlışlıkla

不公正地错误地

wrongly

[ˈrɒŋlɪ] ADV

1. (= incorrectly) [believe, assume, diagnose] → equivocadamente
you have been wrongly informed → le han informado mal

2. (= unjustly) [accuse, convict] → injustamente
see also rightly 2

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wrongly

[ˈrɒŋli] adv

(= unjustly) [accuse, convict, imprison] → à tort; [treat] → injustement

(= incorrectly) [answer, do, count] → mal, incorrectement; [spell, translate] → mal; [assume, believe] → à tort; [diagnose] → à tort; [identify] → à tort
spelt wrongly, wrongly spelt → mal orthographié(e)

(= inappropriately) [dressed] → inadéquatement

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wrongly

adv

(= unjustly, improperly) → unrecht; punished, accused → zu Unrecht

(= incorrectly) → falsch, verkehrt; maintain → zu Unrecht; believe → fälschlicherweise

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wrongly

[ˈrɒŋlɪ] adv (answer, do, count) → erroneamente; (treat) → ingiustamente; (accuse, dismiss) → a torto

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wrong

(roŋ) adjective

1. having an error or mistake(s); incorrect. The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction. verkeerde خاطِئ، غَيْر صَحيح грешен errado nesprávný falsch forkert λαθεμένος, λάθοςequivocado, erróneo, incorrecto vale اشتباه väärä mauvaisשגוי गलत kriv, pogrešna helytelen, rossz salah rangur sbagliato 誤った 잘못된 neteisingas nepareizs; aplams verkeerdgalt, uriktigbłędny, niewłaściwy غلط، ګرم، ملامت، وران، ناوړه، نامناسبه: زړه نه منونكى: اړولى errado greşit неправильный nesprávny napačen pogrešan fel, felaktig ผิดพลาด yanlış 錯誤的 неправильний بگڑا ہوا یا خراب sai 错误的

2. incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken. I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong. verkeerd مُخْطِئ грешен errado na omylu falsch gal εσφαλμένοςequivocado ekslik غلط väärässä dans l'erreur לא נָכוֹן गलत netočan téves, téved keliru rangur (che sbaglia) 間違った 틀린 klystantis kļūdījies fout som tar feil w błędzie غلط errado incorect ошибочный nemať pravdu, mýliť sa motiti se ne biti u pravu fel พลาด yanlış, hatalı 錯的 помилковий غلط nhầm 错的

3. not good, not morally correct etc. It is wrong to steal. verkeerd غَيْر لائِق грешен errado nemorální unrecht forkert κακόςmalo väär کار زشت väärin mal לא בְּסֶדֶר गलत krivo, neispravno rossz tidak benar rangur sbagliato 不正の 좋지 않은 blogas slikts; nepareizs; nosodāms verkeerdgaltzły, godny potępienia نامناسبه errado rău порочный nesprávny narobe pogrešan fel, orätt ไม่ดี yanlış, kötü 不好的，不道德的 аморальний غیر معقول không đúng đắn về đạo lý 不道德的

4. not suitable. He's the wrong man for the job. verkeerde غَيْر مُناسِب неправилен errado nevhodný verkehrt forkert ακατάλληλοςinadecuado, impropio, inoportuno mittesobiv بد مغایر اخلاق väärä mauvais לא מַתאִים गलत neprikladan nem (a) megfelelő tidak cocok ekki réttur/hæfur sbagliato 不適当な 적절치 않은 netinkamas nepiemērots verkeerdgal, upassendenieodpowiedni ناوړه،بد errado nepotrivit неподходящий nevhodný napačen pogrešan fel ไม่เหมาะ uygun değil 不適當的 невідповідний غیر مناسب không phù hợp 不适当的

5. not right; not normal. There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child – why is she crying? verkeerd, fout غَيْر عادي، خَلَل грешен errado ne v pořádku nicht in Ordnung i vejen αφύσικος, στραβόςque no va bien, que no funciona korrast ära, lahti عیب رار väärin qui ne va pas לא בְּסֶדֶר गड़बड़ी nenormalno, krivo baj van a... tidak beres í ólagi; ekki eðlilegur (che non va) 調子の狂った 정상이 아닌 blogas Kas noticis? verkeerd i veien, ikke normal nie w porządku زړه نه منونكى errado în neregulă неисправный; неладный nie v poriadku narobe ne biti u redu fel, i olag ไม่ถูกต้อง yolunda gitmeyen, bozuk 不對勁的，不正常的 несправний خراب có vấn đề 不正常的

adverb

incorrectly. I think I may have spelt her name wrong. verkeerd بِطَريقَةٍ خاطِئَه грешно erradamente špatně falsch forkert λαθεμένα, στραβά, λάθοςmal, incorrectamente valesti اشتباهی väärin mal לא בְּסֶדֶר, בְּצורָה לא נְכוֹנָה गलत ढंग से netočno helytelenül secara keliru ranglega, rangt male 間違って 나쁘게 neteisingai, blogai nepareizi; aplami tidak kena; salah foutgalt, feilźle, niepoprawnie په غلط ډول erradamente incorect неправильно zle napačno pogrešno fel, felaktigt อย่างผิดพลาด yanlış biçimde/olarak 不正確地 неправильно غلط طور پر không đúng 不对地

noun

that which is not morally correct. He does not know right from wrong. verkeerd خَطَأ، باطِل злина errado zlo das Unrecht uret κακό, αδικίαmal väärus غلط؛ اشتباه väärä mal מַעֲשֶה רַע गलत neispravno rossz kesalahan siðferðilega rangur male 邪悪 나쁜 것 blogis sliktais; ļaunais; ļaunums perbuatan yg salah kwaadurett, galtzło, krzywda غلطي، ورانى، درواغ، دروهه ګرمتيا: ګناه، تيرى، ظلم mal rău зло zlo kar je narobe loše fel ความผิดพลาด yanlış, kötülük, günah 非，惡 зло براءی điều sai trái 错误

verb

to insult or hurt unjustly. You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying. doen my 'n onding aan يُسيئُ إلى، يَظْلُم обиждам ofender křivdit Unrecht tun gøre uret αδικώ, προσβάλλωser injusto con, juzgar, agraviar ülekohut tegema گمراه کردن loukata faire du tort à לַעֲשוֹת עָווֶל לְ- अपमान करना činiti krivo igazságtalan vkivel szemben menyinggung perasaan gera rangt til offendere, fare torto 中傷する 부당하게 취급하다 įžeisti apvainot; aizvainot; darīt pāri mengeji onrecht doen krenke, gjøre urettkrzywdzić تيرى كول (په چا)، بې نايوى كول ofender a jigni pe nedrept обижать; быть несправедливым krivdiť biti krivičen uvrediti förorätta, begå en orätt mot สบประมาท haksızlık etmek, günahına girmek 錯怪，冤枉 шкодити; кривдити بے انصافی کرنا đổ tiếng xấu 错怪，冤枉

ˈwrongful adjective

not lawful or fair. wrongful dismissal from a job. onregmatig غَيْر قانوني، غَيْر جائِز، غَيْر عادِل неправилен injusto nespravedlivý ungerecht uretfærdig παράνομος, άδικοςinjusto, ilegal ebaseaduslik اشتباه؛ غیر قانونی laiton injuste לא צוֹדֵק अन्यायपूर्ण nezakonit, nekorektan jogtalan tidak adil óréttmætur ingiusto 不法な 나쁜 neteisingas, neteisėtas nelikumīgs; netaisns tidak adil atau tidak menurut undang-undang onrechtmatigurettmessig, feilaktig, urettferdig krzywdzący, bezprawny غلط، بې انصافه injusto nedrept незаконный nespravodlivý; nesprávny krivičen nepravedan orättvis, orättfärdig ซึ่งไม่ถูกต้อง haksız, hatalı 非法的，不公平的 неправомірний, незаконний نا جاءز bất công 非法的，不正当的

ˈwrongfully adverb

onregmatig بِطَريقَةٍ غَيْر قانونِيَّه неправилно injustamente nespravedlivě ungerecht uretfærdigt παράνομα, άδικαinjustamente, ilegalmente ebaseaduslikult به طور غیر قانونی یا نامشروع laittomasti injustement בְּאוֶפן לא צוֹדֵק अन्यायपूर्ण ढंग से nepravedno, nezakonito jogtalanul secara tidak adil með óréttmætum hætti ingiustamente 不法に 부당하게 neteisingai nelikumīgi; netaisnīgi dgn cara yg tidak adil onrechtmatigfeilaktig, urettferdig niesprawiedliwie په بې انصافۍ غير عادلانه injustamente (în mod) nedrept незаконно nespravodlivo po krivici nepravedno orättvist, orättfärdigt อย่างผิดกฎหมาย haksız olarak 非法地，不公平地 неправомірно بے جا طور پر một cách bất công 非法地，不正当的

ˈwrongfulness noun

onregmatigheid عَدَم قانونِيَّة، عَدَم جَواز неправилност injustiça nesprávnost, nespravedlnost die Ungerechtigkeit uretfærdighed παρανομία, αδικίαinjusticia, ilegalidad väärus غیر منصفانه بودن epäoikeudenmukaisuus injustice עֲשִייַת-עָווֶל अन्याय nepravda, nezakonitost jogtalanság ketidakadilan óréttmæti ingiustizia 不法 부당함 neteisingumas nelikumība; netaisnīgums kesalahan; ketidakadilan onrechtmatigheidfeilaktighet, urettferdighetniesprawiedliwość په بې انصافۍ injustiça nedreptate незаконность nesprávnosť, nespravodlivosť krivičnost nepravednost orättvisa, orättfärdighet ความไม่ถูกต้อง haksızlık 非法，不公平 неправомірність بے انصافی sự bất công 非法，不正当

ˈwrongly adverb

1. incorrectly. The letter was wrongly addressed. verkeerd بصورَةٍ خاطِئَه неправилно erradamente nesprávně falsch forkert λαθεμένα, λάθοςincorrectamente valesti به طور غلط virheellisesti mal בְּאוֹפֶן לא נָכוֹן गलत ढंग से netočno helytelenül secara keliru ranglega male 間違って 잘못하여 neteisingai nepareizi; kļūdaini tidak betul verkeerdfeilaktig, uriktig, galt nieprawidłowo, źle غلط erradamente greşit неправильно nesprávne napačno pogrešno felaktigt, oriktigt อย่างผิดพลาด yanlışlıkla 錯誤地 невірно غلط طورپر không đúng 错误地

2. unjustly. I have been wrongly treated. onregmatig بصورَةٍ غَيْر عادِلَه несправедливо injustamente nespravedlivě ungerecht uretfærdigt άδικαinjustamente ebaõigesti غیر منصفانه väärin injustement שֶׁלא בְּצֶדֶק अन्यायपूर्ण ढंग से nepravedno jogtalanul secara tidak adil óréttlátlega ingiustamente 不当に 부정하게 neteisingai netaisnīgi dengan cara yang tdk adil onrechtmatigurettferdig niesprawiedliwie غير عادلانه injustamente ne­drept несправедливо nespravodlivo krivično nepravedno orättvist, orättfärdigt ไม่เป็นธรรม haksız olarak, adaletsizce 不公平地 несправедливо نا انصافی سے không công bằng 不公正地

ˈwrongdoer noun

a person who does wrong or illegal things. The wrongdoers must be punished. kwaaddoener مُذْنِب، جانٍ، مُسيء нарушител transgressor pachatel, -ka der/die Missetäter(in) lovovertræder παράνομοςmalhechor, delincuente pahategija خطا کار؛ متجاوز pahantekijä malfaiteur/-trice עבריין अधर्मी zlotvor, grešnik jogsértő pelaku kesalahan misindismaður, afbrotamaður trasgressore, delinquente 悪事をする人 나쁜 짓을 하는 사람 piktadarys ļaundaris; likumpārkāpējs pesalah boosdoener en som gjør noe galt złoczyńca متجاوز transgressor răufăcător правонарушитель páchateľ, -ka, previnilec, hriešnik hudodelec prestupnik syndare, ogärningsman ผู้กระทำผิดศีลธรรม; ผู้ละเมิดกฎหมาย suçlu 做錯(壞)事的人 правопорушник; злочинець گنہگار người làm bất hợp pháp 做坏事的人

ˈwrongdoing noun

kwaadoenery إساءَه، ظُلْم، إعْتِداء، مُخالَفَه злодеяние transgressão páchání zla die Missetat forseelse παρανομίαtransgresión pahategu تخطی؛ خلاف کاری rikos méfaits עבריינות दुराचार zlodjelo, zločin igazságtalanság; törvénysértés, szabálysértés perbuatan salah misgerð trasgressione, infrazione 悪事 비행, 범죄 nusižengimas ļaundarība; noziegums kesalahan; kejahatan vergrijpforseelsekrzywda, wykroczenie خطاء ګناه، بداخلاقي: بې قانوني transgressão delict правонарушение zločin, krivda; previnenie hudodelstvo prestupništvo ond gärning, oförrätt, synd การกระทำผิดศีลธรรม; การละเมิดกฎหมาย yasa dışı hareket 錯事，壞事 правопорушення; злочин گناہ hành vi sai trái 坏事，不道德行为

do (someone) wrong

to insult (someone), treat (someone) unfairly etc. onregverdig behandel يُسيءُ إلى، يَظْلُم оскърбявам ofender (alguém) jednat špatně (vůči) (jemandem) ein Unrecht zufügen fornærme; gøre uret κάνω κακό, αδικώ tratar a alguien mal/injustamente (kellelegi) ülekohut tegema غیر منصفانه رفتار کردن loukata jotakuta mal agir לַחטוֹא गलत करना činiti nekome zlo árt vkinek; igazságtalan vkivel memperlakukan tidak adil móðga e-n, beita e-n ranglæti (trattare male qualcuno) 不当に扱う 부당하게 대우하다 padaryti (kam) skriaudą, įžeisti (ką) darīt pāri melayan sso dgn tdk adil (iemand) onrecht doen fornærme, krenke, gjøre urett uczynić komuś krzywdę غیر عادلانه رفتار کول ofender (alguém) a jigni быть несправедливым (к кому-л.) zachovať sa zle (voči) delati komu krivico uvrediti begå en orätt mot ngn ดูหมิ่น; ข่มเหงรังแก haksızlık etmek/yapmak 侮辱(某人)，對(某人)不公 бути несправедливим (до когось) کسی کے ساتھ برا برتاو کرنا đối xử tồi tệ với ai 冤枉某人，对某人不公道

do wrong

to act incorrectly or unjustly. You did wrong to punish him. verkeerde ding doen يَتَصَرَّف بطَريقَةٍ خاطِئَه сгрешавам fazer mal chybit falsch handeln handle forkert έχω άδικο, σφάλλω hacer mal valesti tegema تخلف کردن toimia väärin mal agir לַעֲשוֹת עָווֶל ל- पाप करना činiti nepravdu, zlo rosszul tesz vmit; hibát követ el berbuat salah gera rangt fare male 間違ったことをする 죄를 범하다 neteisingai pasielgti rīkoties nepareizi/netaisnīgi berbuat tidak betul verkeerd doen handle galt uczynić źle تخلف کول fazer mal a face o nedreptate (cuiva) неправильно поступать pomýliť sa narobe delati pogrešiti handla fel (orätt) ทำไม่ถูกต้อง yanlış yapmak, hatalı davranmak 做錯事 помилятися, робити неправильно نا انصافی کرنا đối xử tồi tệ với ai 做错事

go wrong

1. to go astray, badly, away from the intended plan etc. Everything has gone wrong for her in the past few years. skeefloop لا يَسير كَما يَجِب، لا يَنْجَح، يُخْطِئ، لا يَسير على ما يُرام развалям се correr mal obrátit se k horšímu schiefgehen gå galt πάω στραβά salir mal viltu minema, ebaõnnestuma پایان بدی داشتن mennä pieleen mal tourner לִסטוֹת गलत होना zastraniti rosszul sikerül menyimpang fara úrskeiðis andare male うまく行かない 길을 잃다 nesisekti nesekmēties; neizdoties tidak menjadi verkeerd gaan gå galt, komme på avveier, bli avsporet iść źle, iść nie tak jak trzeba ناوړه پايله درلودل correr mal a merge prost складываться неудачно obrátiť sa k horšiemu iti narobe poći naopako gå snett, slå fel ทำงานผิดพลาด ters gitmek 出錯 зриватися غلط راہ اختیار کرنا gặp rắc rối 失败

2. to stop functioning properly. The machine has gone wrong – I can't get it to stop! ophou werk, gebreek يَتَوَقَّف عن العَمَل بصورةٍ صَحيحَه، يُصاب بالخَلَل развалям се avariar porouchat se nicht richtig funktionieren gå i stykker χαλώ, παύω να λειτουργώ κανονικά romperse, estropearse rikki minema عیب پسدا کردن؛ معیوب شدن mennä rikki se détraquer לְהִשתַבֵּש उचित ढंग से काम करना बंद करना pokvariti se elromlik berjalan tidak semestinya bila guastarsi 故障する 고장나다 sugesti sabojāties rosak verkeerd gaan gå i stykker, komme i ulagepopsuć się معیوب کیدل avariar a func­ţiona prost выйти из строя pokaziť sa pokvariti se pokvariti se bli fel på, gå sönder ผิดปกติ bozulmak 故障 вийти з ладу کام خراب ہو جانا không làm việc chính xác 出故障

3. to make a mistake. Where did I go wrong in that sum? fout maak يُخْطِئ، يَرْتَكِبُ خطأً сгрешавам errar udělat chybu etwas falsch machen fejle σφάλλω, κάνω λάθος equivocarse viga tegema گمراه شدن tehdä virhe se tromper לִטעוֹת गलती करना pogriješiti hibázik membuat kesalahan gera mistök sbagliarsi 間違える 실수를 범하다 suklysti kļūdīties membuat kesilapan een fout makenta feil, mislykkespomylić się بی لاره کیدل errar a greşi, a se înşela ошибиться urobiť chybu zmotiti se pogrešiti göra fel ทำผิด yanlışlık yapmak 犯錯 помилитися غلطی کرنا nhầm lẫn 做错

in the wrong

guilty of an error or injustice. She is completely blameless. You're the one who's in the wrong! verkeerd is مُذْنِب грешащ culpado být vinen/v neprávu im Unrecht gøre noget galt που έχει άδικο tener la culpa pole õigus در اشتباه olla väärässä dans son tort טָעוּת בְּיָדוֹ, טוֹעֵה आपका दोष है kriv hibás bersalah hafa rangt fyrir sér nel torto 悪い 잘못된 klystantis, neteisus vainīgs; kļūdījies; tāds, kam nav taisnība bersalah ongelijk hebbend som tar feil, som gjør urett/noe galt winny په اشتباه culpado a nu avea dreptate неправый, виноватый (byť) vinný v zmoti kriv ha orätt, vara skyldig ทำผิด; คิดผิด haksız 犯錯的，有過失的 винний غلطی پر ہونا có lỗi 错误的，有过失的

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